TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & Mike

What if we built a whole docuseries out of Dads?MJ = the demanding DadPhil = the cool DadScottie = the young Dad who's still figuring it outBill Cartwright = the Dad who the whole neighborhood respectsJerry Reinsdorf = the absentee DadDennis Rodman = the stepDad who throws your whole life into chaosJourney with us back to 2020 and beyond for Jason Hehir's sanity-saving (for NBA sickos anyway) weekly documentary series about Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls quest for a second three-peat THE LAST DANCE.!

You may find yourself asking the question: "Wither Wrestlemania 17?" Or even: "Wither Wrestlemania at all? These be not movies; gaze upon ye podcast title and weep!" Listem, I could explain how Dad Tooky wanted to revisit the WWF of her childhood and experience it through adult eyes; I could go on and on about the fascinating cultural bubble of the brief pre-9/11 moment of this century; or I could point out that this event helped launch one of Hollywood's most unlikely supermegastars. I could do all that... or I could kick you off a ladder into a bunch of folding chairs. BAM!Welcome to the Dad-itude Era. Welcome to 2001. Welcome to WRESTLEMANIA X7.

HOOP DREAMS is on the short list of great American movies. Full stop. Regardless of genre, era, etc. I don't think most cineastes would push back on that. HOOP DREAMS is also full of Dads: absent Dads, supportive Dads, substitute Dads, new Dads, old Dads, warm Dads, cold Dads.... you get the point. So join us as we take our turn singing the praises of this incredible Dad movie that also belongs to Moms, siblings, friends, coaches, and regrettably (to this Celtics fan), Isiah Thomas. Nonetheless, we hope you love out dive into Steve James' 1994 documentary masterpiece chronicling the Agee and Gates families, HOOP DREAMS.

When you're a Dad you're a Dad all the way / From your first stupid joke to your last dying day...Listen to this podcast softly and it's almost like praying...OK, I'll stop. Enjoy Robbins' and Wise's landmark 1961 movie musical WEST SIDE STORY... daddio.

"This is the movie ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER wants to be." - Dad Tooky KavanaghHal Needham directs 1977's SMOKEY & THE BANDIT!

Oh, Catherine O'Hara...For Dads Of A Certain Age (DOACAs), the presence of Catherine O'Hara in any project was a sign that we were in good hands. She was to Gen X what in many ways Gilda Radner was to boomers - surprising, unafraid, deeply physical, and deeply funny. Her run on SCTV is legendary. Her recent dramatic work continued to cement her presence as one of Hollywood's finest actors in any genre. Her final extended run in SCHITT'S CREEK was - is - iconic. But, for DOACAs, her work in the Christopher Guest-O-Verse will always be what we think of first. And her turn in GUFFMAN is extraordinary: Sheila Albertson, with her insecurities and fears and (fleeting) moments of triumph is as multifaceted as any Hedda Gabler, and funnier too. And let's see Ibsen's titular heroine woo Eilert Lovborg in a pair of culottes. Catherine O'Hara could do it all, and the Dads are glad she did.Enjoy Christopher Guest's 1996 mockumentary WAITING FOR GUFFMAN.

It's the mooooost wooooonderfullll tiiiiime of the yeeeeeaaar....It's the Dad-est of all the (unofficial) holidays, it's Thanksgiving without the turkey and Xmas without the small talk plus Fourth of July without the humidity, its Super Bowl Sunday! Join the Dads as we gab about snacks, Bad Bunny, AI, late-stage capitalism, Ben Affleck, math, and - oh right, a football game. The Dads held themselves a Super Bowl Party, and it's like you're all invited, so grab a plate, load it it up with chili and some gluten-free cheese balls, and dig in to our discussion of Super Bowl LX!

These are dark times, friends. And in dark times, Dads need to smile. Which is why we hope our voices are like a combination of Fergie and Jesus as we dig into Adam McKay's 2008 shaggiest-of-shaggy-dogs comedy STEP BROTHERS.Stay golden, Pony Boy.

This week: the Dads toast one JC Wiatt, one of the great unsung movie Moms as well one of the most luminescent movie stars of the century, the magnificent Diane Keaton, who we lost in 2025.Working from a Nancy Meyers script and featuring some supporting dudes like James Spader (sleazy!), Sam Shepard (sexy!) and Harold Ramis (sleepy!), BABY BOOM is a fun (if occasionally-dated with one TRULY CRINGEWORTHY 30 second sequence), shaggy version of the "can she have it all?" comedies that were a studio staple in the 80s. Holding the whole thing together is Keaton who brings dimensionality, light, nuance, and a genuine sparkle to the film. We lost a legend, but the Dads are happy to give her the flowers she so richly deserves. Enjoy our dive into Charles Shyer's 1987 comedy BABY BOOM. 

Happy 2025 from the Dads.We really wanted to mark the passing of Rob Reiner, who we've featured in our episodes on WHEN HARRY MET SALLY and THE PRINCESS BRIDE; today we discuss his 1992 blockbuster as well as his impact on our lives and culture in general. RIP to a giant of American cinema and the guy who made one of your dad's favorite movies. We hope you enjoy our podcast about A FEW GOOD MEN.51:00 What Makes This A Dad Movie?54:10 Who's Your Daddy?1:01:30 The Kavanagh Rating

Well, the Dads finally made it to Chevy in this most Chevy of Chevy movies.It's hard to explain the phenomenon of Chevy Chase in 2025 to someone who wasn't there. But such is the burden of Gen X Dads, much like reciting "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" to our uninterested screen-addicted progeny, we must also account for the old man in Community's presence in this holiday tradition. And you know what? The movie is still pretty good. And maybe a gift we can give our kids is the choice to separate "art" from "artist." So Merry Xmas, Chevy Chase (and all of you)! From the Dads to you - may Beverly D'Angelo bless us all, every one. Enjoy Jeremiah Chechik's 1989 holiday romp NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION!47:25: What Reminds You Of Your Xmas?51:20: What Makes This A Dad Movie?55: Who's Your Daddy?58: The Kavanagh Rating

Yeah, we (Dads Mike and Dave) were as surprised as you are:Dad-In-Waiting Tooky Kavanagh did not see this film until AFTER watching BOTH parts of WICKED.The times, they are a-changin'...And it's not a bad thing: is there a more seminal piece of culture than the Wizard of Oz? People have been going back to L. Frank Baum's story in various media for almost a century, probably because it still has things to tell us about discovery, identity, and growing up. Engaging with a meaningful piece of culture through fresh eyes is one of the great joys of Dadhood, no matter the road you take to get there, be it yellow-bricked or otherwise. This might be our ur-episode, the clearest distillation of our raison d'etre le Papa. If the Dads aren't back in a fortnight, it's because we've been podcast raptured. See you in Heaven, chumps. In the meantime, enjoy Victor Fleming's (and Judy Garland's and Margaret Hamilton's and Bert Lahr's and and Ray Bolger's and Jack Haley's and Frank Garland's and literally everyone's, because it belongs to the ages) 1939 film THE WIZARD OF OZ.What Makes This A Dad Movie? 46:00Who's Your Daddy? 50:00The Kavanagh Rating 1:00

Tolstoy said "Every family is unhappy in its own way". Boy, would he have loved the Von Erichs. (Would Leo Tolstoy have enjoyed professional wrestling? I like to think so.)The Dads know Thanksgiving holidays can be rough (see: above); in that spirit, we bring you a movie that presents the story of a family that (hopefully) is way more f#$%ed up than yours. Seriously though - it's a very good flick (and a particular fave of Dads Dave and Mike, for reasons explained in the podcast); pull up your chair around the dinner table and dig into Sean Durkin's 2023 wresting biopic THE IRON CLAW.

Kurt and Goldie! Dads love a long-term relationship!Goldie Hawn can do no wrong. It’s a Dad Movie credo. Kurt Russell’s Dean Profitt is perhaps the most feckless Dad we’ve encountered yet. Like, for real: ZERO FECKS GIVEN. Does it work? Does it matter? Kurt and Goldie baby in Garry Marshall’s 1987 morally-dicey rom-com OVERBOARD!What Makes This A Dad Movie? 38:15Who’s Your Daddy? 42:00The Kavanagh Rating 48:15 

HALLOWEEN BONUS EPISODE!The Dads choose "treat" for both us and you with a surprise bonus John Carpenter episode, 1982's horror masterpiece (featuring Kurt Russell, pre-"diabeetus" Wilford Brimley, and Black All Star Keith David) THE THING! WHAT MAKES THIS A DAD MOVIE? 49:30WHO'S YOUR DADDY? 53:00THE KAVANAGH RATING: 56:15

Have a happy Halloween with this sci-fi creepfest from the Dads!You know what Dads love? Being right about something. So when John Nada (played with nihilistic aplomb by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, RIP) realizes that the inherent unfairness of the world is actually a vast conspiracy, Dads everywhere stood and cheered.The fact that - 37 years later - this combination of societal distrust and feeling of victimization have been co-opted from John Carpenter's subversive satire into a political platform for the right? Well, Dads are less cool with that. At least, the cool Dads are.Do you put the sunglasses on to stay woke or to own the libs? You get to decide (but we know where we stand) while enjoying Carpenter's 1988 cult classic THEY LIVE!

Dads love three things:Baseball;Robert Redford (RIP);A moral.Don't gamble and don't chase fast women and most of all DON'T THINK YOU'RE SUCH HOT POTATOES or you too might end up losing your prime seasons to bullet- and pride-related injuries. The Dads continue celebrating the singular career of Robert Redford (in time for October baseball, no less!) with our deep dive into Barry Levinson's 1984 called shot THE NATURAL.54:00 What Makes This A Dad Movie?57:30 Who's Your Daddy?1:01 The Kavanagh Rating

The Dads had just finished recording this episode when news of Robert Redford's death became public. Robert Redford did as much for cinema as any American ciitizen ever, and that certainly includes Dad movies. TD&M will spend the next few months dipping into Redford's unparalleled string of Dad hits, and today's film certainly qualifies: a perfect example of well-used star power (both in front of and behind the camera) to tell a story with a clear moral (Dads LOVE morals!) that reverberates even more strongly (and some might say, sadly) today. We'll miss you, Robert Redford. You made every Dad feel 10% cooler than we ever are.39:00 What Makes This A Dad Movie?41:00 Who's Your Daddy?54:00 The Kavanagh Rating

This week, in honor of this film's pear anniversary (and upcoming Imax release), the Dads dig into (in one Dad's opinion, anyway) Ron Howard's directorial masterpiece, a seamless blend of craft and scale that... hold on a minute... dad Tooky... did you say you watched this film... on a... a laptop?! (Dads Mike and Dave clutch their chests and die)Hanks! Harris! Quinlan! Bacon! Sinise! Paxton (not Pullman, goddammit Tooky)! Houston, we have a podcast: it's 1995's APOLLO 13!48:00 - What makes this a Dad movie?51:00 - Who's Your Daddy?59:00 - The Kavanagh Rating

It's the conclusion of HOT HITCHCOCK SUMMER!Snuggle up with the Dads in our sleeper car as they pay homage to the man who sort of invented the modern thriller. Despite it's lack of on-screen fatherhood, NXNW is a Dad movie through and through: Dads love traveling, and this flick is (literally) all over the map. Dads hate asking for directions - so does Cary Grant's Roger Thornhill (unless they're coming from Eva Marie Saint). And what Dad doesn't want to conclude his road trip at a major national monument? (Bill Hader Stefan voice: "This movie has everything.")Put on your sunglasses and book a ticket to Chicago with the Dads for 1959's NORTH BY NORTHWEST!

Our Hot Hitchcock Summer Series continues! The Dads look deep within themselves through the eyes of ur-Dad James Stewart, and if you think he's in wholesome IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE mode here, boy, are you in for a surprise. Speaking of surprises, this film delivers three absolute stunning performances that belie reality:Jimmy Stewart as a semi-obsessive creeper (although maybe not totally surprising after his performance in REAR WINDOW; see our episode from July 8);Kim Novak falling for a man half her age (boy, Hitchcock sure has a thing, doesn't he?);San Francisco being consistently temperate and sunny in the summer.No one spins a psychological thriller better than Hitch (if you can get past his, er, "proclivities"; your mileage may vary), and no one has more fingerprints on more Dad movies than him, either (you can see traces of it in BLADE RUNNER, JAWS, MULHOLLAND DRIVE, and plenty more); so strap in and make sure you're wearing the right necklace before you jump into the temperate waters of the San Francisco Bay because this week the Dads all have (1958's) VERTIGO!

Oh, this is some down-the-middle Dad manna right here. Gene Hackman. The leading Dad face on the Dad Movie Mt. Rushmore (which, to be clear, is a virtual-only Mt. Rushmore and the Dads believe in indigenous rights); first-ballot inner circle Dad movie HOFer. Requiescat in pace.Denzel Washington. The only still-working challenger for Hackman's spot. No less than head #2 on our (virtual) Mt. DadMore. Probably our greatest living movie star. Tony Scott. One of the great Dad movie directors of all time. TOP GUN. TRUE ROMANCE. ENEMY OF THE STATE. Few people outside of Moms have made so many Dads happy. Requiescat in pace.A submarine. DADS LOVE A MOTHERLOVIN' SUBMARINE PIECE!Strap in and get ready to dive (see what I did there?) into 1995's CRIMSON TIDE!

THE DADS' TEXT THREAD or A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAINDAD MIKE: We're gonna watch a bananas 80s movie!DAD DAVE: Great!DAD MIKE: It's a sci-fi fantasy epic!DAD DAVE: Oh yeah!DAD MIKE: It's got a soundtrack by Queen!DAD DAVE: OH SHIT THIS IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES-DAD MIKE: It's HIGHLANDER!DAD DAVE: oh i thought it was FLASH GOR-DAD TOOKY: Sean Connery is my real father.*scene*Anyway, here's Russell Mulcahy's HIGHLANDER (1986)note: Dad Dave has a lifetime fondness for FLASH GORDON that is shared by literally no one on the aforementioned text thread

Hot enough for you? That's a real Dad question, isn't it? It's a question no one asks HOF Dad Jimmy Stewart in this seminal thriller.It's true there are no real Dads in this picture. But esoteric hobbies abound, and what could be more Dad than those? Photography, music composition, voyeurism - all your Dad's favorite pastimes in one sweaty package!Listen, every Dad comes with a seamy underbelly. It's part of the deal. So join us in celebrating honorary (and legendary) weirdo Dad Alfred Hitchcock as we kick back with the ultimate summer movie, 1954's REAR WINDOW! 

If you told the Dads in 1984 that this film would birth a cinematic universe of interlocking properties... well, we probably would have been like "COOOL!" Your mileage might vary, but it remains surprising that this weirdly soulful story of a deepening relationship between a high school loser and his apartment complex's senior citizen handyman became one of the most durable IPs in Hollywood. Credit to Ralph Macchio, Elisabeth Shue, Billy Zabka, director John Avildsen (ROCKY), and especially Pat Morita who transcended the Orientalist trappings of the screenplay to deliver a truly indelible performance (becoming the first Asian-American to be nominated for an Academy Award in the process). Mr. Miyagi also enters the Dad movie HOF as one of the most complete portrayals of fatherhood in a movie defined by missing fathers and lost children. So I guess it wasn't that surprising that Hollywood went back to this well; the Dads arecontent to hang here in 1984 with you all, so step onto the mat and enjoy our deep Dad dive into THE KARATE KID. 

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY FROM THE DADS!We're happy to drop a special Dad's Day episode featuring the most DJPM (Dad Jokes Per Minute) of any movie we've ever covered. Join us and our pals Harpo, Chico, and Groucho as we cover all the stuff that Dads love: opera, broad ethnic stereotypes, and PUNS PUNS PUNS! Seriously - if this isn't your Dad's favorite movie, he might not be your real Dad. Enjoy Sam Wood's foray into Marxism A NIGHT AT THE OPERA!

Listen up, brother! This was not the first Wrestlemania. This was not the biggest Wrestlemania. This was likely not the best Wrestlemania (despite boasting an all-time HOF match between Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat). But dammit if this isn't one of the DADDEST of all Wrestlemanias:The Junkyard Dog! Rowdy Roddy Piper! Hulk Hogan! The Macho Man! Jake "The Snake"! Andre the MFing Giant! (And of course the requisite cringeworthy racial, sexual, and ethnic stereotypes that serve as teachable moments wherein Dads may turn to our progeny and say: "Do better than us.")Join the Dads as we take a movie break to dive into the "sports and entertainment" cannon that continues to (perhaps predictably) enrapture American Dads and (perhaps less predictably) provide cinema with some of the Dads' favorite actors across a surprising variety of genres.Listen up, brother!

The shifting responsibilities of a Dad are similar to those of an artist: are we beholden to our audience/offspring? Or is our duty to our own secret compass, unknowable to all but our own secret Dad/artist heart, to become the finest version of ourselves and force the world to meet us where we exist?Spike Lee - noted Dad and enjoyer of Dad pastimes (jazz, baseball, yelling at Reggie Miller) - asks these questions and more in his critically-acclaimed and elusive follow up to DO THE RIGHT THING. This movie is full of Guys Dads Love: Giancarlo Esposito, Wesley Snipes, John Turturro, Charlie Murphy, and - featured proudly on the Dad Movie Mt. Rushmore - Denzel Washington. Dig the Dads digging that crazy sound in a movie about jazz that's not really about jazz at all, 1990's MO' BETTER BLUES.

"Is this the potato farm?"Yes. I am Albert Potato."The Dads could not think of a better way to honor the life and legacy of Val Kilmer than to review this chaotic slice of comedy pie. Come for the cheap puns, stay for the impossibly graceful comedic performance by a baby Val K in 1984's Zucker-Abrams-Zucker Airplane! follow-up TOP SECRET!

We've lost the great Gene Hackman, but sport is cyclical and therefore gives the illusion of permanence. And a great sports movie taps into that feeling, even while reminding us that the moments - all moments - are fleeting, at best. No wonder Dads - who believe ourselves to be both simultaneously immortal and hurtling towards the void - love a sports flick. With apologies to Neil Diamond and the Monkees, goodbye cranky Gene. There will be others but never another like you. 

Is there anything more Dad-coded than being uncomfortable talking to your kids about sex?(Maybe it's just me)I think this movie represents a fantasy Dad universe: one wherein all the children try to figure out sex without a Dad being forced to have a frank or uncomfortable conversation. The Dads in this movie are like the humans in FLOW, or the girl in GONE GIRL: purely theoretical. Get on our Dad level as we dig Penn, Reinhold, Whitaker, Stoltz, Cates, and the unbeatable Jennifer Jason Leigh in the great Amy Heckerling's 1982 coming-of-age classic FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH.

Happy Easter and Passover and Eid and all the rest of it from the Dads! We got you the only thing all the major religions can agree on: Moses! (What we REALLY got you is the sexiest screen performance of all time by Yul Brenner, but don't tell your mother)It's the greatest story ever told, but does it hold up in 2025?: Enjoy our Red Sea-deep dive into Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 masterpiece THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

Vin Diesel's voice work reminds me of former Seattle Mariners' 2B Bret Boone - an excellent career but with one truly OUTSTANDING season. Vin can get you a decent action movie or even frontline your franchise. But his voice overs are his Bret-Boone-in-2001 work: Groot (from the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY films) and the title character of this week's film.Did we cry? YOU BET YOUR ASS WE DID. Get your hankies for one of the finest American animated films ever, Brad Bird's 1999 masterpiece THE IRON GIANT.

Paul Verhoeven. Sharon Stone. Peak Arnold Schwarzenegger. And a movie that wasn't afraid to have mutants 30 years before the MCU launched. So ration your air and prepare for the Dads to implant the memory of this podcast right into your temporal lobes. Hopefully you don't get one of those schizoid embolisms from 1990's TOTAL RECALL!

Boy, they don't make 'em like this anymore, do they?This movie launched Costner, rebooted Hackman's career, and should've elevated Sean Young into the stratosphere. Alas. But if you were wondering what was going through every Gen Xers mind when they rented a prom limo, well, now you know.Keep your eyes open for Yuri and join the Dads as they trek back to 1987 for Roger Donaldson's NO WAY OUT. (By the way, Paul Anka's NO WAY OUT pales before Phil Collins' AGAINST ALL ODDS in the battle for 80s romantic thriller theme tunes, but that's just one Dad's opinion)

RIP to the Dad Movie GOAT, Gene Hackman. More on his incredible legacy in future episodes...Hey, the world's a tire fire, so take a little time travel trip back to 1996 when things (kinda sorta?) made sense. Or, at least, America was wrestling with widening our collective understanding of inclusivity, as opposed to (checks notes)...yeah. This movie is kind of fascinating - understandably divisive but full of undeniable talent (from the source material to the direction to the megawattage of stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Diane Wiest, and the aforementioned Mr. Hackman). Dig in with the Dads as we tackle Mike Nichols' classic comedy THE BIRDCAGE!

Hey friends! The Dads have been wicked busy doing Dad Shit (tm); apologies for the delay and thank you for your patience. We're hoping to get some new eps up by next week; in the meantime, sit back and enjoy an encore presentation of our discussion of the movie that launched this particular endeavor. Tune in or I swear to God I'll shoot the other Dads and dump them in a f!@#$%g swamp! [turns to other Dads and shakes head "no"]It's always time for MIDNIGHT RUN!

IT'S NOT THE REMAKE!Do yourself a favor and read this essay before, after, or during your viewing of this movie and/or listening to this podcast: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2021/02/03/on-hustles/Hanif Abdurraqib is the realest of deals, y'all. Buy all of his books and thank us later.Can you imagine an America pre-Rosie Perez? I'm glad I don't have to. Dig in as the Dads dissect Ron Shelton's basketbomedy, 1992'S WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP.

Look, if you want to know why Gen X is so f#$%ed up, just know that a major studio made this movie with the thought: "This is what they want."Cage. Malkovich. Cage's hair. Cusack. Cage's accent. Trejo. Chappelle. More Cage. Ving Rhames. The guy from Star Trek: The Next Generation (not that guy, the other one). Cage shirtless. Steve Buscemi. And - did I mention - Nic Cage?THE SEATBELT SIGN IS ILLUMINATED, DADS.Simon West directed this, but (with apologies to Joyce Kilmer) only God can create 1997's CON AIR.

If Reagan's America were a film, it'd probably be this one. Happy New Year from your favorite Dads!This movie launched or re-launched a bunch of careers, made a bajillion dollars and has a case for the definitive movie of the 80s (for a bunch of reasons discussed herein); and YET it's still a bit of a funky rewatch. Nonetheless, we dig into the 41-year-old funk of John Landis' 1983 comedy TRADING PLACES. (please do not pause the podcast to look at our voices; gross)

You know the best part of the holiday season? Hanging out with your family!OK, maybe sometimes that's not the BEST part; families are tricky little communities of biologically-linked individuals, each carrying a boatload of what NPR's Linda Holmes evocatively named "little weirdsies". Family can be a tough hang, at this or any time of year.But what if... there was a family so perfectly warm and caring and charming that you'd break state (and possibly federal) laws to join them under false pretenses?Somehow, this movie about a lonely orphan who develops an unhealthy fixation on an immoral comatose Chicago lawyer and ingratiates herself into his family AND THEN falls in love with the lawyer's woodworking brother manages to not only be not creepy but... charming?I don't know, either. But I know kuh-RAH-tee.Bullock! Pullman! And the best cast of character actors this side of an episode of TAXI... Jon Turtletaub directs the 1995 holiday rom-com WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING!

Dads love order. We like routine, a hierarchy, knowing where we stand at all times. The Mob provides the illusion of order.This movie reveals what a life of organized crime really entails: chaos, anxiety, terror, and senseless violence.This movie is an anti-Dad instructional video, and should be required viewing for all Dads. They should have it running in the delivery and waiting rooms. There should be an AI-generated Paul Sorvino PSA warning Dads to shape up inserted at regular intervals during these hospital screenings.This movie will make you a better Dad if you do the opposite of everything in this movie. Be a shnook, willya? And enjoy your noodles and ketchup. DeNiro. Pesci. Liotta. Bracco. Scorcese's masterpiece from 1990: GOODFELLAS.

Bruce Lee was - for a brief period -  perhaps the most famous person in the world. He died in 1973 (at the far-too-young age of 32).Dads Mike and Dave were born in 1974, the first generation to live in a post-Bruce Lee world, and the last to have members who experienced Lee's fame and the kung fu mania that followed it firsthand. Someday-Dad Tooky has never seen a Bruce Lee film BUT she has seen a great deal of Bruce Lee-inspired properties (see: our last podcast for THE LAST DRAGON). How will Tooky respond when confronted with the OG, the egg from which not only hatched films like THE LAST DRAGON (good!) and NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER (terrible!), but also virtually every martial arts video game/comic book/sports league (looking at you, MMA!) that we use today to shield our tender souls from the brutality of the real world? Good news: you hold the answer in your podcatcher. Put on your gi and get ready to fight, because it's time for our deep Dad dive into Michael Clouse's 1973 seminal ENTER THE DRAGON!

It's a TDM switcheroo - Mike & Tooky present Dad Dave with a movie that they have seen but he hasn't...until now!This movie has everything. Punching. Kicking. Chazz Palminteri punching and kicking. Vanity. William H. Macy for some reason. A knockoff Cyndi Lauper. And the only cinematic villain to approach Darth Vader in ultimate 80s badassery, Sho'nuff.It's an intergenerational Dad-a-ganza as we bring you 1985's THE LAST DRAGON (produced by Berry Gordy).

Happy Thanksgiving! Dads love the Three Fs: family, feasting, and football. So we thought it might make for a nice opportunity to watch one of the most realistic and grounded sports films ever made.Just kidding. Calling this movie "batshit crazy" does a disservice to guano. Oliver Stone and an all-star cast go full cuckoo bananas in a movie that the Dads fully recommend you boot up immediately after dinner in an effort to avoid uncomfortable political discussions. Trust us: you can't argue about anything when (spoiler alert!) a DUDE GETS HIS DANGED EYE KNOCKED OUT IN A PLAYOFF GAME.Jamie Foxx. Al Pacino. Cameron Diaz. ANN-flippin'-MARGRET? The 90s were wild, man. Enjoy 1999's ANY GIVEN SUNDAY!

What's that you say? DIRTY DANCING is a Mom Movie?We are here to tell you that not only is it a Dad Movie, it is the DADDEST MOVIE. And if you disagree, you can go jump in a lake. With Patrick Swayze. And Jennifer Grey. Which sounds cold. But hella sexy. This movie rules and if you have kids and don't cry watching Jerry Orbach do Jerry Orbach things, I don't want to know from you. Emile Ardolino directs us back to 1963 via 1987's DIRTY DANCING.

Dads take a lot of heat, and deservedly so: Life in a patriarchy means that much of this society is a direct reflection of generations of Dads - we have FOUNDING FATHERS for chrissakes - so everything, good and bad (and let's face it, the scales are tipping the wrong way) must be laid at our feet. And yet: We will do anything for our kids. A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G. Especially if it involves driving a bulldozer into a gun store. Arnold! Rae Dawn Chong! The kid from Who's The Boss? Nick Fratelli from Cheers! Mark Lester directs this full plate of crazy with a side of bananas, 1985's COMMANDO.

RIP to the magnificent Teri Garr, perhaps one of the patron (matron?) saints of Dad movies. No one was realer, funnier, or more fully and charmingly human. She and Michael Keaton make a pretty good meal out of these ingredients; it's pretty clear why the Oscar noms wait in the offing. Listen, Michael Keaton is having a moment, and deservedly so; but let's not let this year pass without memorializing the great Teri Garr. Dads, Moms, liberals, conservatives, cats, dogs - maybe the last thing we can agree on is "Teri Garr was great in that!" You can say it about everything she graced with her presence. The Dads pour one out for a real one as we dig deep into Stan Dragoti's 1983 romp MR. MOM.

CUE THE VIOLINS!And Happy Halloween from the Dads; enjoy our long shower with Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 slashsterpiece PSYCHO.

Elevator pitch: I'd like to take a 19th century French melodrama and update it, eliminating the graphic violence and changing the famously heartbreaking ending. Also, we should set it in a small town full of horny old ladies.Studio Executive: Ok, here's a ton of money.Only one person can land that pitch: Total Dad favorite and comic dilettante Steve Martin.Fred Schepisi directs Martin, Daryl Hannah, Shelley Winters, Fred Willard, and a right jolly cast of gentle weirdos through this Dad-candy (for whom among us Dads doesn't wish to change some unsightly physical feature ("Dad Bod" acceptance be damned)? Don't look right at it: it's 1987's ROXANNE.